Choral
SKU:
BT.MUSM570367863
Composed by James Weeks.
Vocal Score. University
of York Music Press
#MUSM570367863. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570367863).
Meadow is
an installation for any
performers –
singers, instrumentalists
of any type – and
requires large numbers
(minimum 20). It should
be performed without
musical score, although
the text to be spoken may
be printed on a piece of
card that can be held in
the hand by performers.
In addition, each
performer will require a
coloured tissue paper
‘butterfly’,
as detailed in the score.
The performers populate a
sonic wildflower meadow,
constantly varied in
detail but unchanging in
overall texture. They
collectively produce a
highly variegated, quiet
‘hum’ –
a dense but delicate
weave of sound that may
rise only a little above
theambient sound of the
performance space,
revealing its intricacies
only to those listening
close-up. Meadow
was designed to
work as a pop-up
performance within a
large, multipurpose
public space, though a
relatively quiet
environment is necessary.
Performers work
independently from each
other. The whole group
should be quite densely
clustered, close
together, but one or more
paths through the
performer
‘meadow’
should be left. The
audience should be able
to walk among, around and
through the performance
as much as possible.